stand /stænd/ I. n.［c］看台：open stands 露天看台 ‖II. vt. & vi.(stood, stood /stud/) 1.（使）站立，站住；竖放：Stand a child on his feet. 使孩子直立。The baby cannot stand yet. 这小孩还不会站立。He was too weak to stand. 他太虚弱不能站立。He stands one metre and seventy. 他身高1.7米。 2. 忍耐，忍受： stand the test of time 经受时间的考验He can’t stand hot weather.他不能忍受炎热的天气。She can’t stand being kept waiting.她不堪久等。3.坐落，位于，在某处： The house stands on the hill. 那座房子位于小山上。A row of willows stands on the riverside. 沿河长着一行柳树。 4.仍然有效：The agreement still stands. 协议仍然有效。 5.用于习语或短语动词 stand a chance of 有机会成功：We might stand a chance of winning if we continue to play as well as we did today.如果我们继续象今天这样练习我们就有可能获胜。 stand at attention (easy) (军队口令)立正(稍息) stand by 1. 站在旁边；袖手旁观：How can you stand by and see such cruelty? 你怎么对这样的残酷行为袖手旁观呢? 2.援助，支持(某人)：I’ll stand by you whatever happens.无论发生什么事，我都会支持你。3. 在一旁随时行动：stand by in case of trouble 做好准备，一有麻烦就立即行动。 4.遵守，坚持：stand by one’s promise 遵守诺言；stand by one’s principles 坚持原则 stand down 放弃职业或岗位：He’s decided to stand down after fifteen years as managing director.他决定辞去十五年的经理职务。stand for 1.代表，代替： P.O. stands for Post Office. P.O.代表邮局。 2. 主张，支持：stand for freedom of speech 主张言论自由； stand for what is right 坚持正确的 3. 容忍，接受：The teacher wouldn’t stand for such behaviour. 老师不会容忍这种行为。［考句］Mary found it difficult to stand for Jim’s father when he disapproved of their marriage. 由于Jim父亲不同意她两的婚事，Mary感觉自己很难接受他。stand in 填补空缺；替代：Paula stood in for Jane, while Jane was on holiday.简度假期间由保拉顶缺。stand off 阻止进攻：They armed themselves with clubs and knives to stand off any intruders.他们用棍棒和刀子武装起来防止任何来犯者。stand out 显眼，引人注目：He was very tall and stood out in the crowd.他太高了，在人群中很突出。The words stand out well. 字很醒目。stand up 站立，站起来；(论点，论据)成立：We stood up to see better. 我们站了起来以便看清楚些。The charges you’ve made would never stand up in court.你们所作的指控在法庭上是一定不能站住脚的。stand up for 支持，维护： stand up for the weak and oppressed 支持弱者和被压者；stand up for one’s rights 维护自己的权利 stand up to 勇敢面对；经得起：stand up to danger 敢于面对危险；metals that stand up well to high temperature 能经得起高温的金属
［辨析］与bear, endure和tolerate辨见bear
